Garbage-can



G. W. PERDON.

GARBAGE CAN.

APPLICATION FILED IAN.26. I92o.

1 ,35 3, l 27. Patented Sept. 14, 1920.

@ik m GUY W. FERDON, OF CRESKLL, NEW JERSEY.

GARBAGE-CAN.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept 14, 1920.

Application filed January 26, 1920. Serial No. 354,186.

To all whom it may concern:

Ee it known that l, GUY lV. FnRDoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Creskill, in the county of Bergen and State ofNew Jersey, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Garbage-Cans, of which the following is a specification, reference being therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to garbagecans, or to receptacles for holding garbage, ashes, trash or other refuse to await removal at infrequent intervals.

My object is to produce a can of this kind which is simple in construction, strong and durable, which can notveasily be injured by the slamming about and abuse of the average garbage man, on which is secure against the inolestations of foraging animals, one which can be readily opened by the foot or by one hand, and one vwhich may be tightly closed to keep refuse from the attacks of insects, Vfrom emitting foul odors and from leakage and one which has no loose or easily detached parts to become lost, thus rendering the device more or less ineihcient.

ln the drawings l Figure l is a perspective View showing my garbage can or pail with its lid down.

Fig. 2 is a side sectional View, showing the same device with the lid in 'substantial upright position. p

F ig. 3 is a side view, on a smaller scale, of the complete can device.A

in the drawing which represents my pail, which is of the usual cylindrical type, with rear handle 2 and provided with a bail 3 secured by ears 4 to the sides of the pail. rllhis bail is substantially semi-circular in shape and is of a radius large enough to clear the sides of the can and drop down. fit 5 l show a hinge by means of which the lid 6 is hinged to the can. This hinge is placed by preference half way between the .ears 4 and is substantially at an angle of 900 from each of the ears Diametrically opposed from said hinge 5, or preferably diametrically opposed, l provide a. spring clip 7 hinged to the body of the can at 8 so that it may be turned down to free the lid or turn up to engage the top of the lid. This clip is provided with an up-turned portion 9 below which a finger, or the toe,

of a shoe for that matter, may be inserter, so as to lift the clip oii and away from the can. V At some place on the forward Vpart of the lid and preferably nearthe clip 9 I secure a loop l0 and in this loop :l1-hinge one end of a rod ll. This rod or bar ll is loose in the loop l0 and is long enough to engage the topmost part of the bail 3 when the latter is in its vertical position. rl`his length may be varied a little and the length may be long enough to engage the bail when the lid occupies such a rearwardly tilted position as shown inl Fig. 3 so that pressure upon the bail inra vertical vdirection will cause the bail to turn backward over the hinge. Pressure obliquely directed against the rod or against'the bail will also tend to raise the lid. The rod ll is loose on the bail so that4 though its path of movement about its loose connection to the lid does not coincide with the curve of the bail throughout, yet there is a certain amount of sliding relation or playv upon the bail, so that while the lingers can be lmade to stride the rod, the vrod can be pushed to one side or the other when the pail islifted by the handle. .This is of especial advantage in lvery cold weather, when the person who handles garbage often wears mittens rather than gloves. 'The bail and link might be arranged so that the bail would be Ainclined forward, but `this would make the device somewhat awkward to use.

In operation' the clip 9 is turned back by means ofthe `fingers or thumb of one hand or the Atoe of a foot, if necessary, as shown Vin Fig. 2 and the bail or handle is pressed downward or to the rear, the bail, in response to' this pressure, by means of the link or bar ll lifts the forward part ofthe lid and the can is opened for permitthis can can open the lid with one hand, standing behind the lid when it is in the position shown in Fig. 2 so that the clothes will be shielded from dirt or garbage while depositing or emptying the trash of whatever kind he carries into the receptacle and closing the lid and the device is kept secure from the access of insects or animals and also sealed against the escape of odors or poisonous gases. rllhe device while especially intended for the reception of garbage is also useful for the reception of ashes, in which case the lid when in the position shown in Fig. 2 is especially useful as a shield. or guard.

It is not necessary that the clip 9 should in all cases be turned down on the cover but it is better and safer, especially at night, when garbage can is left in the open, to turn this so as to hold the lid in position. When this is in position it will be found that access by dogs or other marauding animals to the contents of the can is impossible. The can may be tipped over, rolled sidewise, turned upside down, or otherwise abused without permitting any of the contents to escape unless it be a slight leakage of liquid.

hlrereover my can is strong and simple in construction and not liable to get out of order. It can readily stand the abuse which garbage collectors are apt to subject such utensils to.

IVhen the can is shipped I usually ship it partly knocked down or at least with vthe link or rod free from engagement with the bail, this facilitates packing. If desired the bail itself may also be shipped separate from the can, but this is hardly necessary. The dealer in setting up his stock simply causes the link or rod to engage or snap over the bail and of course the can may be of any shape desired, The link or rod may also be so that it can be readily unhooked from the cover, or it may be made removable from both bail and cover.

It will be seen that I can lift the cover just a little if I wish to slide some small object into the can and then push it down again. I can also lift it as shown in Fig. 2 or I can turn it clear back so that the whole top of the can is completely open for cleaning or for other purposes. By the arrangement here shown my cover never becomes lost and is never in the way.

In some cases and for some uses I may omit the engaging clip entirely, for instance when the device is usedv only as an indoor or sink receptacle; and refuse therefrom emptied into a larger container Vto be taken outdoors or elsewhere. In use in this manner the bail and link or rod keep the cover closed.

I may also make said clip stiff or inelastic and I may have more than one. I may place with Vsmaller cans nested within them if need be, and thus effect a still further saving in shipping and storage space and in drayagc.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a garbage can, in combination, a cylindrical pail, a'bail semicircular in shape and of greater radius than the pail, pivote-:fl

to the ail at diametricall f oon-site )oints l L a a circular lid hinged to the pail so as to be capable of turning back over the pail a point midway between the pivot points of the bail and a. removable link loosely pivoted to the lid forward of the plane of the bail when upright, said link extending to the upper part of the upright bail and loosely and slidably connected thereto, whereby side or downward pressure upon the link or the bail effects the moving of the lid upon its hinge to open and close the pail and whereby the pail may be lifted or moved by a mittened hand.

2. In a garbage can, in combination, a pail, a bail, a lid hinged to said pail, a link having a loose connection with the lid and a loose and sliding connection with the bail,

,the construction being such that the lid may be raised to any angle or turned back completely, and a spring clip having toe engaging means arranged on the pail to take over the lid and to hold the lid securely down, the clip being arranged as near as possible to the link whereby the clip may be swung back and the link pressed rearwardly by hand or foot with relatively little movement.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature.

GUY WV. FERDON. 

